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Shasta County OES coordinated a local response plan, along with allied agencies and departments, to the September 11th terrorist attacks to the World Trade Center and Pentagon. A unified command structure was initiated with the Redding Police Department and the Shasta County Sheriff's Office to manage joint efforts.
Objectives identified were security for dams and power plants in the county. The security was staffed with local law enforcement agencies and was eventually turned over to the National Park Service. The second objective was identified as providing good public information to residents countywide. As a result of the terrorist attacks and the continued anthrax incidents, County OES networked with Public Health and other emergency response agencies to develop and implement protocols for response to possible anthrax tainted mail and packages.
